Aurelius@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 9 months agoWho in history (either present or in the past) do you think has had the biggest positive impact on humanity?message-squaremessage-square141fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down10
arrow-up138arrow-down1message-squareWho in history (either present or in the past) do you think has had the biggest positive impact on humanity?Aurelius@lemmy.world to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 9 months agomessage-square141fedilink
minus-squarefrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down4·9 months agoThe enlightenment is overrated. History is driven by contestst of groups not contests of ideas.
minus-squaregapbetweenus@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·9 months agoAnd people are often governed or motivated by ideas.
minus-squarefrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down2·9 months agoPeople are governed/motivated by self-interest.
minus-squaremindbleach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoAs a counterpoint, may I submit: your own fucking username?
minus-squarefrightful_hobgoblin@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoBe weird if they had made the first line of the Preface a counterpoint to the first line of Part 1
minus-squaremindbleach@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoWhich group contested your attention to this idea two months later?
The enlightenment is overrated. History is driven by contestst of groups not contests of ideas.
And people are often governed or motivated by ideas.
People are governed/motivated by self-interest.
As a counterpoint, may I submit: your own fucking username?
Be weird if they had made the first line of the Preface a counterpoint to the first line of Part 1
Which group contested your attention to this idea two months later?
Kaiser Chiefs